The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-28

until 10 o'clock, when they rendered ver-
| dict of guilty. The defendants counsel
| gave notice that they would move for new
| trial at once The court then sentenced
| Williams to five years in the penitentiary.
| The case will be argued some time in July
| for a new trial, and the defendants bail was
| fixed at 81, 900 until that time.
Luther II. Hester a m,Ilatto, doing bust
| ness as a grocer on Calhoun street, Atlanta,
was arrested Saturday on q charge of seduc-
| ton, which may develop something far
more serious in point of criminal weight.
| The charge was preferred by his wife, while
the woman in the case is a girl of about Is
years, and the daughter of Hester's wife by
| former marriage. Mrs. Hester says that
she discovered that her daughter was
enciente some weeks ago, and soon there
after, about three weeks ago. the girl disap-
peared, and she attributes the disappearance
to her husband. 1t is now feared that
the girl has been made away with.
1t was first supposed that Hester had
simply sent the girl away, and it has besn
rumored that he was taking steps to close
up his business, preparatory, as was sup
posed, to joining her elsewhere. Such was
the reasonable and humane superstition, but
since his arrest, and before the facts got
out, his wife proposed to him to withdraw
the complaint, provided he would restore
her daughter. This he refuses to do, and
hence the fear that the girl has been made
away with. 1t is inferred that he refused to
do so because the girl is no longer living.
The girls name is Mary Fuller.
Ten days have elapsed since the death of
Judge Lochrane, but no trace of his will
has yet been found. 1t is believed that he
made will. Some years ago Judge Loeb
rane decided his real estate to his wife and
children The Beck, Gregg g. Co.'s store
was decided to his wife as trustee for his five
children. The rest of his property, includ-
ing the residence, was decided to the five
children and the wife, who was to have a
chlld's part of the property. This real
estate is worth over 100000, and is paying
steady and handsome rental This will,
If there is a will, therefore, will
property-such bonds and stocks as he had
outside of his real estate 1t is believed
these were considerable, though nothing can
be found in his papers to indicate the
whereabouts or amount of any of the stocks,
or bonds, or bills receivable that he pos
sessed. Since giving his real estate to his
wife and children, Judge Lochranes in
come has been large. His salary from the
Pullman Car Company was 900 per an
mum with all his expenses, and with an
allowance for special fees. His profess
sional income could have hardly been less
than $4,000 up to two years ago.
The stockholders of the Pearl Spring Park
Association met at Newman, Monday, for
the purpose of receiving the charter granted
at the late term of CoWeta Superior Court,
electing permanent board Of directors and
officers, and considering other matters of
Importance incident to permanent organi
were elected: P H. Brewster, w. p
Broome, Joseph 7. Kirby, Y. H. Thomp-
son, H. c. Fisher, j. A. Hunter, l. N. Orr,
NJ b. Hamilton and j. B. Mount. At
meeting of the directors, held subsequently,
Col. P. H. Brewster was elected
President and Capt. H. G. Fisher chosen
Secretary and Treasurer. The CON
awarded to w. S. Norris, of Meriwether
county, who has already commenced work
upon the same and expects to have it COM
pleted by the middle of July. When fin
ished, the structure will be IA feet high, in
surfing an average depth of water at the
dam of IL feet. A wasteway will be con-
structed on the north side of the dam, about
4 feet from the top which will afford a safe
outlet for the overflow in time of freshet
Mr.. Norris is constructing the dam upon a
plan of his own, and guarantees it for ten
years. The pond will be stocked with the
choicest varieties of fish obtainable, and in
such quantities as will insure fat return
for the labor and expense incurred by its
construction. By this time next year it
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lar resort.
Valdosta Times: Lang Howell and ]. O.
Ross, both respectable colored citizens of
this town and county, went up to Thomas
vile last Wednesday morning on a matter
of business They boarded the east-bound
Albany express on their return to Valdosta
and took seat in the car reserved for white
passengers. When Conductor Murrell came
through the car just after leaving Thomas
vile he informed Ross and Howell that the
rules of the company forbade colored passen-
gers riding in that coach, that the same was
for the exclusive nse of the whites, and that
they must move up to the coach reserved
for their race, which was equal in every
particular to the car they had taken. Ross
replied: 1--WE have paid the regular fare, and
we don't intend to leave the car. 1t suits us
very well and we will remain heren Con-
ductor Murrell again demonstrated with his
colored passengers, but to no avail. He
closed the conversation by saying that he
would expect them to change cars as he had
requested. When the train reached Boston
the conductor says that he thought
no more of the matter, believing
the two men would follow their better
Judgment and take seats in the car pro-
vided for their accommodation. Before the
in which Ross and Howell were seated,
and walking up to them asked
what they were doing in the
white peoples coach and demanded
their immediate exit. Ross, who is
a bright mulutto and quite an intel
ligent man, gave very much the same
answer he had made to the conductor.
Whereupon Ross received severe blow on
the head and was carried to the door by his
unknown escorts Lang Howell in the
meantime had left the car No one seems
to have known the men, but it is thought
they are residents of Boston. When Ross
reached the smoking car, and was showing
his wounds from which the blood was flow
ing freely, Conductor Murrell appeared and
expressed his surprise at what had happened.
He said he did not know the parties who
had made the assault upon Ross Ross
thinks he has been treated badly and
threatens to bring suit for damages against
the company.
FLORIDA
The Episcopal church at Key West is
nearing completion.
A State quarantine convention will be
held at Jacksonville to-day.
Thieves entered Wilcox's store at Beres-
ford the other'night and got away with $50.
Postmaster Yonge, of Pensacola. has seen
fit to appoint but one alternate in the letter
carrier service.